in tears

idiom

: having tears come out of one's eyes

We were laughing so hard that we were in tears.

Examples of in tears in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his late mother during an at-bat in Arizona's game against the White Sox on Tuesday night in Chicago. —CBS News, 25 June 2025

Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was in tears after a heckler made comments about his late mother during the Diamondbacks’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

Multiple Pacers were in tears as the emotions poured out. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 23 June 2025

While her children’s schools were informed early on about her illness and have offered unwavering support, receiving a call from the elementary school nurse left her in tears. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025

Rhymes for in tears

• affaires
• affairs
• armchairs
• bulgars
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares